Internal Medicine Core Curriculum

Welcome to our curriculum.  Each of the listed specialties below contains the educational plan and methods: conference schedules, call schedules, expectations and contact information.  Goals and objectives are listed to structure your reading and board review as well as list what you should be experiencing in your patient care.  A 'Top Ten' reference list has been added that highlights the premier evidence based articles within each field. 

• Allergy and Immunology 
• Ambulatory Care
• Benign Hematology
• Bolivia
• Cardiology
• CCU
  
• Endocrinology
• Emergency Medicine
• Inpatient Medicine and Medicine Consults
• Gastroenterology
• Geriatrics
• Heart Failure
• Hematology-Oncology
• Hepatology
• Infectious Diseases
• Informatics Elective
• MICU
• Nephrology
• Neurology
• Palliative Care
• Peri-Operative Rotation
• Pulmonary
• Procedure Skills
• Rheumatology
• Research Block
• Sleep Medicine
• STAR
• Women's Health

For core Internal Medicine Rotation Objectives and Evaluation Tools, click here.  This includes ACGME core competencies that help define the six key aspects of medical education.  In addtion to competency training described in the rotation specific links above are several useful resources:

• Practice-based Learning and Improvement (PBLI) 
  • The PBLI Checklist
  • M&M Conference Case Analysis Form
  • Autopsy Form - Information on obtaining and Autopsy and facts on their utility.
• Systems-based Practice (SB)
  • The SBP Checklist
• Communication Skills
  • Difficult Conversations Form- helpful tips on difficult situations and end of life decisions.

To view full-text articles linked from reading lists when off campus, you may need to open a browser window to the Galter HealthSmart Library and login first.  To learn how to navigate all of the Galter Library resources, click here: Library Information: New Resident and Fellow Survival Guide.

Please contact Aashish Didwania for any questions or comments.

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